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Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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Clever Enough Evil Know Man No
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Guilt Innocense Much Near Protection So
Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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Biggest Cleverest Idiot Make Men Passion
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
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Better Disguised Often Reality Vice Virtue
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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Certain Depend Distinguish Elevation Fortune Kind Seem Sestine
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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Certain Doubt Entirely Jealous Madness Soon Upon
In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Almost Always Being Heart Human Passion Rise
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Fruit Man Season Worth
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
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Community Crime Great Incapable Other Ready Suspect
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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Affair Find Indeed never One Only Rare Women
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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Deceive Dissemble Other Ourselves Time Use
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Complain Everyone Judgement Memory Nobody
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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Cause Conceit Conversation More Wit
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.
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Age Forbid Old Pain Pressure Under Youth

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